Albizia versicolor poisoning of sheep and goats in Malawi

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 217-221

  Soldan, A W ^a,b   Van Inzen, C ^a,c   Edelsten, R M ^a,b,d  

^a Coombefield Veterinary Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Central Veterinary Laboratory   (Malawi)

^c Divisional Veterinary Officer   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albizia versicolor; Convulsions; Goat; Malawi; Plant poisoning; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ALBIZIA VERSICOLOR; ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

PLANT TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDEMIC; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; MALAWI; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TIME; TREE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MALAWI; PLANT POISONING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

EID: 0030321005     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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